“I owe you”: Phil Spencer’s letter to Tim Sweeney leaked online – the head of the Xbox wants to see xCloud on third-party consoles

Head of the gaming division of the corporation Microsoft Phil Spencer still hopes to see cloud service xCloud on third-party consoles – outside the ecosystem Xbox… The top manager talked about this in personal correspondence with Tim Sweeney, the current leader Epic Games

Phil Spencer’s letter to Tim Sweeney was released to the public during the ongoing litigation between Epic Games and Apple… In the document, the partners discuss a number of issues. In particular, Spencer promises to pay attention to a number of suggestions from Sweeney, including regarding the development of the service. xCloud

“I am still in your debt and did not quite have time to figure it out. If anything, then I apologize. Now is a very busy period, even if it does not justify me. You, of course, have already seen our joint announcement with Samsung and ongoing negotiations with Apple. Microsoft executives are committed to advancing the ideas we are discussing, and we work tirelessly to improve the capabilities of our platforms. If you have any suggestions, feel free to share them.

As for your words about the availability of xCloud on other consoles (I have not abandoned these plans yet), F2P without the presence of Gold (we will definitely implement this, and after that we will agree with you about a partnership) and remarks regarding the rights in our digital store, about all this we can talk separately and determine the proper course of development. I’m completely ready to go, just a little off schedule.

Best wishes, Phil “, – reads the text of the released letter.

Let us remind you that now the service xCloud is under active testing on mobile devices under the control of iOS and Android… Earlier, Phil Spencer repeatedly spoke about the desire to launch xCloud and Xbox Game Pass on third-party consoles, but at the same time noted that these services imply the use of Xbox Live, a unified achievement system on all platforms, shared friends lists and other components. If these elements are disconnected, the idea of ​​the ecosystem will collapse, and Microsoft has completely different plans for it.

In 2023, Spencer argued that rival companies with Microsoft were not interested in a “full Xbox package” on their platforms.

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